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Provanzano steps in as new UMass Lowell volleyball coach

LOWELL -- Resa Provanzano has been named the new head volleyball coach at UMass Lowell.

Provanzano has spent the last six years as an assistant coach at Northeastern University, helping coach the team to a 113-58 overall record and two league regular season titles.

She replaces Karen McNulty, a Billerica native who coached the River Hawks for more than 20 years.

The announcement was made by UMass Lowell Athletic Director Dana Skinner.

Provanzano served as recruiting coordinator for the Huskies and assisted in the day to day operations of the program. Prior to Northeastern, Provanzano was an assistant for two seasons at Alabama-Birmingham. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Georgia, where she was a four-year letterwinner.